From the end of Jiajing to Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, the army of the Taungoo Dynasty of Burma invaded the border of Yunnan in China, causing a war that lasted for decades.

Thirty-four years after Wanli, the Sino-Burmese War basically stopped. This was because on the Chinese side, the Ming dynasty's rule was in jeopardy and could no longer recover the vast areas occupied by Burma.

As a result, the Ming Dynasty lost its rule over the military and civilian envoys such as Mengyang and Mubang.

Decades have passed, the Donghu Dynasty has been in decline, but the Ming Empire has swept away internal troubles, regained its majesty, and changed the offensive and defensive momentum.

Frost falls, the signal for the start of war. The 40,000 Ming soldiers who had been accumulating strength for a long time divided into two routes and fought into Burma. This was followed by the Tusi coalition army, which numbered as many as 50,000 or 60,000 people.

The mobilization and deployment of 100,000 troops cannot be kept absolutely secret, and Myanmar has also received information before and has carried out corresponding defenses.

However, as soon as the war began, the Burmese discovered that the Ming army was no longer what it used to be, and both the weapons and equipment and the quality of the generals had far surpassed their own army.

The rapid submission of Mubang Tusi enabled the Ming army on the right to advance and break through the first line of defense of the Burmese.

Lashio, Bamo and other important places, under the bombardment of the Ming army's artillery rockets, broke with a drum, and the defenders were almost completely annihilated. The Ming army on the left quickly moved south, and the front of the troops reached Mengmi.

The front was like a bamboo, and the Tusi coalition army was looting and looting, and transporting ammunition and materials for the Ming army. Gold and silver and goods, and a large number of Burmese, became spoils of war.

There were already many officials in the Tusi coalition army, and all the seizures were registered, and the spoils were only calculated after the end of the war.

A group of Burmese people, men and women, elderly and children, were driven towards the assembly place, all with frightened and frightened faces.

"Father, these should be ours." Sha Dingzhou was very heartbroken, and pointed to the crowd, and then pointed to the cart loaded with the capture.

Wang Lane Tusi Shayuan, who is a relative of Ah Mi Tusi Pu, participated in the Ming army's suppression of the Shuixi Rebellion, and was rewarded by the imperial court, and had a small reputation in Yunnan.

Regarding his son's complaints, Sha Yuan just smiled and said, "You, you're still too young, and your vision is too shallow." ”

Sha Dingzhou looked at his father, although he didn't refute it, but his expression and eyes were full of doubts and unconvinced.

Sha Yuan patted his son's arm and said earnestly: "What do you think of the strength of the Ming army?" ”

Sha Dingzhou blinked his eyes and said, "Very strong." The weapons were sharp, the battle formation was tight, and the Burmese could not resist it. ”

Sha Yuan nodded and said, "My father saw it in Shuixi, and now it is even stronger than then. Even without the help of native soldiers, they can still sweep through Burma. ”

After a pause, Sha Yuan continued: "The situation in Yunnan Province is already different, the imperial court has strengthened the local garrison and increased the power of the governor, and the Mu Gongfu will soon be unable to defend Yunnan Province. ”

The contradictions between the Mugong Mansion and the Yunnan Governor and the Three Officials have been going on for a long time, and historically, the Shadingzhou Rebellion also had this reason.

But now Mu Tianbo is just a child, and there are not many troops that Mu Fu can directly command, and it is indeed not difficult to see the tendency shown by the successive actions of the imperial court.

And to suppress the Shuixi rebels, strengthen the southwest garrison, and launch the battle of Burma, which has the purpose of deterring Tusi.

Because although the strength of the Mu Mansion has declined, it has been guarding Yunnan Province for hundreds of years, and its prestige is still there. For the sake of stability, the imperial court was not too impatient.

"The land west of the water belongs to the imperial court, and the An clan cannot beg to surrender." Sha Yuan shook his head lightly, quite emotional, "Son, you haven't seen the determination and long-term plan of the imperial court?" ”

Sha Dingzhou thought for a moment and guessed and said: "Ah Mi Pushi has no queen, I am afraid that after his death, the position of the local official will also be taken back by the imperial court." ”

Because of his relationship with Platts, Sha Yuan has a plan. If Pu Ming dies and his wife Wan remarries, if he can marry into the Sha family, he can go to the court and merge the two Tusi lands.

Historically, the Wan family did remarry Sha Dingzhou, and the two Tusi became one, and the power of the Sha family increased greatly.

Seeing his father's expressions of appreciation, Sha Dingzhou perked up and continued: "The imperial court is suppressing the local official forces, so as not to go out of the water again. ”

Sha Yuan nodded and said, "In the original territory of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court doesn't want to see the power of local officials grow. But in other places, such as Mekong Province and the newly occupied Burma land, the imperial court's policy was different. ”

Stretching out his hand and pointing to the distance, where was the camp of the Turkish soldiers, Sha Yuan said with a smile: "Why is it that the imperial court just adds a call, and there are so many local officials who contribute food and money?" ”

"They want the land here, and they want the official position of the local official." Sha Dingzhou suddenly realized and said: "This is also the meaning of the imperial court, to move the power of Tusi outside the territory, or to call it a newly occupied land. ”

"Exactly." Sha Yuan exhaled a long breath gently, his son understood, and he also felt relieved.

Sha Dingzhou looked at the Burmese and the big car again, and his eyes were different. With so many Tusi troops, the Ming army also had to take a share of the capture, and if it was not uniformly distributed, it would be chaotic.

Besides, if you can get a piece of land and get a position as a local official, it is a valuable property that can be passed on to your descendants. Compared with a little possessions, it is clear which is more important at a glance.

Sha Yuan can see this, and the other toasts are not stupid. The imperial court opened up a gap, how could they not seize this opportunity?

The emperor's intention has been obvious, first to beat Burma half to death, and then a small number of Ming troops, a large number of native soldiers, in Burma and Burma to play a protracted war with Burma, until Burma is dragged down and broken.

We should make use of the power of the Tusi to devote ourselves to the great cause of opening up the territory and expanding the territory, so that the Tusi power will move out and ensure the stability of the country to the greatest extent.

The unfavorable situation of the battle made the Burmese king have to shrink his men and horses to Ava, so as not to be defeated one by one. At the same time, lengthening the supply lines of the Ming army and making it logistically difficult is also the goal that the Burmese want to achieve.

The aggravation of the situation was not only the successive defeats at the front, but also the offensive of the feuding Siam.

From the middle of the 16th century to the beginning of the 19th century, there was a long war between Siam and Burma for the annexation of land, the plundering of labor, and the political and economic superiority of Indochina.

Overall, Siam was on the losing side, with the capital being breached and its independence lost.

It is clear that Siam and the Ming Dynasty have secretly joined forces to fight against Burma. Otherwise, the timing cannot be such a coincidence.

What shocked the Burmese people even more was that in southern Burma and northern Siam, the armies of the two countries, which had been attacking and defending each other, suddenly changed in strength.

The Siamese army not only possessed sharp firearms similar to those of the Ming army, but also seemed to have learned the tactics of the Ming army, defeating the Burmese army near Bagan and entering Burma territory in one fell swoop.

At this time, Bagan, which was occupied by the Siamese army, was holding a banquet, and several Ming army officers were sitting in the guest seats.

Several Siamese beauties are gently moving their bare feet in the field, waving their soft arms, dancing lightly, and their eyebrows are full of affection.

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